Boneyard
(noun)
- A place where old or discarded bones are buried.
- A cemetery for planes, ships and other vehicles that are no longer used.
Origin:
Mid-16th century (in the sense "place for burying bones"): from bone + yard.
Examples:
- The city's boneyard was located on the outskirts of town.
- The boneyard was full of old airplanes that had been retired from service.
- The boneyard was a place where old and discarded bones were buried.
- The old, abandoned ships in the boneyard were a haunting sight.
- The boneyard was a resting place for the bones of many that had passed.